In accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Act CAP E12 LFN 2004, which makes it mandatory for proponents of all new major development activities to carry out Environmental and Social Impact Assessment on their proposed projects, the Federal Ministry of Environment hereby announces a twenty-one (21) working days Public Notice for information and comments on the Draft Stakeholders Engagement Plan (SEP), Labour Management Procedure (LMP) and Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP)  reports submitted by Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Headquarter Abuja.

The Katsina State Community and Social Development Agency (KTCSDA) has organized a training on Post Implementation and Micro-Projects Sustainability for 67 Community Projects Management Committees (CPMCs) and 27 Group Project Management Committees (GPMCs) from nine Participating Local Government Areas in the State.

The Zamfara Agency for Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) has charged communities in the state who benefited from the World Bank intervention projects to ensure their maintenance for future sustainability. The Permanent Secretary in charge of the agency, Alhaji Garba Muhammad gave the charge at a one-day capacity building training on facility maintenance and sustainability of Community Micro-Projects in Gusau on Saturday.

Not until recently, a lot of social developments in Nigeria were directed towards people in the urban areas while those in the rural areas that make up the bulk of the population were relatively neglected. Although the necessary materials for the development of these rural areas abound naturally within their immediate environment, their lack of awareness and participation tend to impede community development.

In line with the development of Community Driven Development Policy,  a  key deliverable of the Community and Social Development Project,  the Federal Project Support Unit has organized a 2 day Workshop with Stakeholders on Community Driven Development (CDD) Policy in Nigeria  for stakeholders of the CSDP participating States 

The National Coordinator, Abdulkarim Obaje, of The Community And Social Development Agency (CSDP), the Federal Project Support Unit (FPSU) visits Nasarawa, while addressing the agency staff in a 15 minute brief, the NC intimated the staff of the agency on how current challenges faced by the agency will soon be overcome.

The Cross River Government on Wednesday said it has successfully executed 838 micro projects across the state through the Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) in collaboration with the World Bank between 2009 till date.

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River disclosed this in Calabar during a one day workshop on presentation of CSDP outcome evaluation result to stakeholders in Cross River. Ayade, who was represented by Dr Inyang Asibong, Commissioner for International Development Cooperation, said the CSDP has been the lead agency in rural development in the state.

Towards the  Production of the second edition of The CSDP Story: North Central Documentary Production. The Secretary to the State Government of Kogi State, Mrs F. A. Ayoade, popularly called  CSDP Mother in KOGI State granted an Exclusive Interview with our NTA North Central Documentary Production crew. She spoke highly of CSDP and the success story of the Project in Kogi State. 

The Borno State CSDA has carried out a  Sensitisation on psychosocial support and COVID-19 to to Mala Kyariri Community of Mafa LGA of the state. 

The General Manager (GM) of Community and Social Development Program (CSDP) in Taraba, Mr. Irimiya Ezekiel Danjuma has said the (CSDP) has done considerably well in achieving its goals in Taraba. He highlighted that, the program has done a lot in the health sector of the state, youth empowerment through skills acquisition, built and renovated 108 schools. Others are building of public toilets to discourage public defecation, housing for IDPs, building of market stalls to mention a few. 

The stakeholders in Osun State have reviewed the draft of Community Driven Development Policy (CDD-P) and also affirmed the Outcome Evaluation Report of Osun Agency for Community and Social Development Project, (Osun-CSDP)
The review meeting organised by Osun-CSDP was held at Ben-Ber Foundation Hall in Osogbo, the state capital.

The Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) has assisted communities and vulnerable groups to execute 16,455 micro projects across the 29 states and the FCT, covering eight sectors of the rural economy of 586 Local Government Areas and Area Councils in the country.

As the Community and Social Development Project-Additional Financing (CSDP-AF) is billed to end in June this year, The General Manager of Kogi state Community and Social Development Agency (KGCSDA), Mallam Dauda Momoh, says over one point one billion naira has been spent on projects execution with an average of N3.5 million per micro project at various communities.